Admissions

ENROLLMENT PROCEDURES

Enrollment in the school-year programs has begun! Students may enroll during Administrative Office hours, 8:30AM-6:00PM Monday-Friday. Contact the School Office to confirm hours of operation at 212-362-6710. After the school year begins, students may also enroll on Saturdays, from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.

All students under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian to complete the Registration Form. An initial tuition payment is made at the time of enrollment; enrollment is complete only when the first installment is received. An evaluation and/or a placement class is provided for students with previous dance training.

To register, please download & complete the 2010 REGISTRATION PACKAGE

Materials may be submitted:

By fax: 212-362-3081
By mail or in person:

          Ballet Hispanico School of Dance
          167 West 89th Street
          New York, NY 10024

Payment can be made by credit card, check, cash or money order. Please note that registration is not complete until payment is received. You will receive an email confirmation within approximately two weeks. If you do not have an email address, you will be contacted by phone.

2010-2011 Class, Tuition and Payment Form
	Frequency	QUARTERLY PLAN Due 11/6/10, 1/22/11, 3/26/11	BI-ANNUAL PLAN Due 1/22/11	ANNUAL PLAN
ADVENTURES IN DANCE & ENRICHMENT PROGRAM
Dance with Me, Pasitos, Discovery and Hablando y Bailando (4 yrs only) (45 minutes)	1 class/wk	$200.00	$400.00	$725.00
Dance with Me, Pre-Ballet, Pre-Spanish, and Hablando y Bailando (5 yrs only) (60 minutes)	1 class/wk	$225.00	$425.00	$750.00

GENERAL SCHOOL PROGRAM
All General Classes	1 classes/wk	$225.00	$425.00	$750
	2 classes/wk	$365.00	$685.00	$1300.00
	3 classes/wk	$450.00	$875.00	$1675.00
	4 classes/wk	$563.00	$1100.00	$2100.00

PRE-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM
Level 1	3 classes/wk	$450.00	$875.00	$1675.00
Level 2	3 classes/wk	$450.00	$875.00	$1675.00
Level 3	5 classes/wk	$665.00	$1282.00	$2490.00
Level 4	7 classes/wk	$755.00	$1475.00	$2850.00
Level 5	11 classes/wk	$900.00	$1750.00	$3400.00

*A $30 registration fee is required upon student registration.*

Tuition may be paid in full at the time of enrollment. All payments are non-refundable and non-transferable.

Money orders, cash or checks, made payable to Ballet Hispanico, are accepted.

Payment of the monthly fee is due by the first of each month. Monthly bills are not sent.
A Late Payment Fee of $25 is charged for all payments made after the 30th of the month.
A Returned Check Fee of $30 is charged for returned checks.

Due to holiday schedules, the number of classes per month may vary.
There are no make-up classes or discounts allowed for Adventures in Dance absences.

Withdrawal from the program must be made in writing to the Registrar, otherwise monthly charges will accrue and the student will be liable for the full year's tuition. If tuition is outstanding for 30 days, the student will not be allowed to participate in class.

SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT

The Ballet Hispanico School of Dance offers over $100,000 in need-based and merit scholarships to eligible students each year. Need-Based scholarships are available in all of our program divisions - eligibility is determined on a case by case basis.

For a Need-Based scholarship application, please CLICK HERE.

For Merit scholarship information, please call Jessica Prohias at 212-362-6710, ext. 13.

MANDATORY STUDENT DRESS CODE

Class Attire and Mandatory Student Dress Code

• Students must be in proper dress to participate in class
• Girls’ hair must be pulled back (without bangs) in a neat bun
• Short hair must be secured from swinging about the face
• For safety reasons, decorative hair accessories are not allowed
• No jewelry or watches should be worn
• No plastic pants, extra tee shirts, baggy sweatpants or legwarmers are permitted
• A pink Harmonie ballet wrap sweater style #NWRAP is permitted for warmth
• A black dance belt is recommended for males ages 10 and up

Dance With Me, Alfabeticos (Females and Males) - Comfortable Play Clothes and bare feet

CMOM (Females and Males) - Comfortable Play Clothes and bare feet

Pasitos, Hablando y Bailando (3 year olds)
Females- Capezio brand pink short sleeve nylon ballet dress style # 3966c, pink footless tights and bare feet
Males- White fitted tee shirt, black bike shorts and bare feet

Discovery/ Creative, Hablando y Bailando (4 and 5 year olds)
Females- Capezio brand pink short sleeve nylon ballet dress style # 3966c, pink footless tights and bare feet
Males- White fitted tee shirt, black bike shorts and bare feet

Pre-Ballet
Females- Capezio brand pink short sleeve nylon ballet dress style # 3966c, pink footless tights and pink ballet slippers
Males- White fitted tee shirt, black bike shorts, white socks and white ballet slippers

Intro to Ballet
Females- Burgundy Capezio style # CC202c Princess Tank leotard, pink footed tights, and pink ballet slippers
Males- White fitted tee shirt, black bike shorts, white socks and white ballet slippers

Intro to Spanish
Females- Burgundy Capezio style # CC202c Princess Tank leotard, black flamenco skirt, black flamenco shoes and castanets*
Males- white fitted tee shirt, black bike shorts, white athletic socks, black flamenco shoes and castanets*

Ballet
Females- Burgundy Capezio style # CC202/ CC202c Princess Tank leotard, pink convertible tights, and pink ballet slippers
Males- Capezio brand white fitted crew neck tee style # HM001, black Capezio leggings style # CC751, a black dance belt, white socks and white ballet slippers

Spanish
Females- Burgundy Capezio style # CC202/ CC202c Princess Tank leotard, black flamenco skirt, black flamenco shoes and castanets*
Males- Capezio brand white fitted crew neck tee style # HM001, black jazz pants, a black dance belt, white socks, black flamenco shoes and castanets*

Jazz/Latin Jazz
Females- Burgundy Capezio style # CC202/ CC202c Princess Tank leotard, black jazz pants and black jazz shoes
Males- Capezio brand white fitted crew neck tee style # HM001, black jazz pants, a black dance belt and black jazz shoes

Hip Hop
Females- Burgundy Capezio style # CC202/ CC202c Princess Tank leotard, sweatpants, sneakers and hair neatly pulled back in a ponytail
Males- Capezio brand white fitted crew neck tee style # HM001, sweatpants, a black dance belt, and sneakers

Afro Caribbean
Females- Burgundy Capezio style # CC202/ CC202c Princess Tank leotard, pink convertible tights or black footless tights, bare feet
Males- Capezio brand white fitted crew neck tee style # HM001, black Capezio leggings style # CC751, a black dance belt and bare feet

Boys’ Workshop
Ages 6 to 8- White fitted tee shirt, black bike shorts and bare feet
Ages 9 to 12- White fitted tee shirt, black bike shorts and bare feet

Ballroom Workshop
Females- Burgundy Capezio style # CC202/ CC202c Princess Tank leotard or Level leotard, pink convertible tights, back jazz shoes, black ballet wrap skirt, hair in a neat bun or pony tail
Males- White fitted tee shirt, black jazz pants, a black dance belt and black jazz shoes (hair should not hide neckline)

Dress Code for Pre-Professional Classes

Ballet
Females are required to wear pink convertible tights and pink ballet slippers. Levels 4 and 5 will require Pointe shoes.

Level 1- White Capezio Style # CC101c Princess Camisole leotard
Level 2- Lavender Capezio Style # CC101c Princess Camisole leotard
Level 3- Orchid Capezio Style # CC103/CC103c Princess Camisole leotard
Level 4- Royal Capezio Style # CC101 Princess Camisole leotard
Level 5- Burgundy Capezio Style # CC101 Princess Camisole leotard

*All levels 3, 4 and 5 Pre-Professional students (Female) are required to purchase at least two uniform leotards. Both must be the required color and style for their level.

Males – Capezio brand white fitted crew neck tee shirt style # HM001, black Capezio leggings style # CC751, a black dance belt, white socks and white ballet slippers
*All levels 3, 4 and 5 Pre-Professional students (Male) are required to purchase at least two uniform tee shirts.

Spanish
Females- Level leotard with black flamenco skirt, black flamenco shoes and castanets*
Males- Capezio brand white fitted crew neck tee shirt style # HM001, black Capezio leggings style # CC751, a black dance belt , white socks with black flamenco shoes and castanets*

Latin Jazz
Females- Level leotard, black jazz pants and black jazz shoes
Males- Capezio brand white fitted crew neck tee style # HM001, Black jazz pants, a black dance belt and black jazz shoes

Lim�n Modern (Levels 4 and 5)
Females - Level leotard with pink convertible tights or black footless tights, bare feet
Males - Capezio brand white fitted crew neck tee shirt style # HM001; black Capezio leggings style # CC751, a black dance belt and bare feet

Afro Caribbean (Level 3)
Females- Level leotard, pink convertible tights or black footless tights, bare feet
Males- Capezio brand white fitted crew neck tee style # HM001, black Capezio leggings style # CC751, a black dance belt and bare feet

Ballet Hispanico school uniform requirements are available at the Capezio store at 201 Amsterdam Avenue/ 69th street. If you mention Ballet Hispanico, you will receive a 10% discount.

Flamenco shoes and castanets are available at Menkes at 250 west 54th street, 8th floor (between Broadway and 8th Avenue) Please purchase “fibra de vidrio” brand castanets only. Ballet Hispanico students will receive a discount.

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